plast->next = pslot->next;
pavail = pslot;
} else {
- pavail = kmem_cache_alloc(sram_piece_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
+ /* use atomic so our L1 allocator can be used atomically */
+ pavail = kmem_cache_alloc(sram_piece_cache, GFP_ATOMIC);
if (!pavail)
return NULL;